Add eSATA/USB 2.0 port to Lenovo G560 model 0679?

I have a Lenovo G560 model 0679 running Windows 7 Home Prem. 64 that does not have the shared eSATA/USB 2.0 port. Can I buy parts to convert to this version?

you can buy converter for esata ( usb > esata ) but it will work as the speed your usb port supports.

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ESATA/USB-Combo-Port on T520 connect to external Harddrive case

Hello.
I have a eSATA/USB-Combo-Port on a T520. I think there are cables to connect a 2,5" Harddisk direct to the Port with only one cable for eSATA and Power.
I am looking for an external case for a 2,5" Harddisk that have a USB-Port (to connect to other Computers) AND a Port for my eSATA/USB-Combo-Port.
Does anyone know where to buy a suitable Case?
I Want to connect the Disk to my T520 using the eSATA speed (with one cable) with the option to connect it to other computers who only have USB 2.0.
Thank you very much.
Jens

Hi Jens,
I haven't thought to look for one of those before. Is this the kind of thing you're after?
http://www.amazon.com/eSATAp-eSATA-USB-External-enclosure-SATA/dp/B009OLHYLO
http://www.amazon.com/eSATAp-Enclosure-2-5-Inch-Aluminum-43106/dp/B007VB79JG
I think eSATAp is the key here, if I understand your question.
[edit] the 1st link is an eSATAp only cable, so it doesn't help with your "other computer" connections.
Z.
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ESATA/USB combo port on T410?

It's listed in the specs as a eSATA/USB combo port.
I've looked at the port and I just don't see how a USB connector can fit in there.
So what does this mean exactly?
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Its ok. Ive found out that in fact it isn't a combo port.
Thanks.
http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/T400-T500-and-newer-T-series/Is-the-eSATA-in-the-T510-powered-or-non-pow...
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R700-S1330 Esata/USB combo port

Does anyone knows if Esata/USB combo port come with 5V power for both Esata and USB or just USB only? Somehow I connected power over esata cable (Esatap) to my 2.5" SSD without 2.5" enclosure and can be detect. But when I plug the cable to my bodie's Lenovo Y560 Esata/USB combo port, he seems able to get a detection.
Anybody has any idea or had same problem before?

Can we replace the ODD with an SSD in R700-S1331? I'd appreciate some detailed instructions on how to remove the ODD and install an SSD in its place. Thank you.

Compaq Presario CQ61-424SA Laptop - eSATA/USB combo port does not allow eSATA connection

Hi,
I recently purchased an external HDD with eSATA connection for use with my Compaq Presario CQ61-424SA laptop.
The specification on the laptop states it has a eSATA/USB combo port however there doesn't appear to be one. On closer inspection there is 2 USB ports on the right hand side of the laptop (which work fine with USB devices) and one on the left which is slightly wider than the other 2 (which also works fine with USB devices). However when trying to connect an eSATA cable to the port it does not fit and on closer inspection it does not look like the conventional eSATA/USB combo ports.
Does anyone know if this laptop was spec'd incorrectly or does indeed have an eSATA/USB combo port.
The cable I'm using was supplied with the external HDD I brought with connections as shown in this link.. http://www.comesource.com/storeweb/images/cable%20esata%20to%20esata.jpg
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Hi, I am having the same problem with the "e-sata/usb shared port" , which does not look like a normal e-sata port, and the e-sata connector won't fit in it.
Can anybody help us?

Lenovo Thinkpad E530 - USB 3.0 Ports Not Working Code 10

Hi everyone, so I own a Lenovo E530 with Windows 7 and just earlier today I plugged in my optical mouse into it, about 10 minutes in, Windows gave me a "not enough power message" for my USB 3.0 ports on the left side and they just stopped working. I have 3 USB 3.0 ports on the left side of the laptop, and one USB 2.0 on the right which works just fine.
From there it gave me Code 10 for Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface in the Network Adapter section (which I was able to fix via a registry change) and now what is left to fix is the Intel USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller which I cannot seem to fix. I have tried the uninstall/reinstall processes, with Intel's own drivers and Lenovo drivers which were just older version of the Intel USB 3.0 drivers, over and over yet it is still stuck on Code 10, where it will not start.
I never really overused the USB ports either, aside from plugging in a portable USB fan and portable hard drive here and there, and a USB dongle for a wireless mouse and keyboard (Logitech all-in-ones), that is pretty much all I have done with it. I do not believe the ports are not bad or anything, although it may be a hardware problem, but all 3 USB ports still give power on my fan and external HDs when I plug it in, it is just that Windows does not recognize it and nothing happens when I plug something into. But on the other hand, the USB 2.0 port reads just fine and recognizes everything. I have also tried the Troubleshooter multiple times, but everytime it tries to reinstall I get the "Failed" message.
Here is a screenshot of what I am talking about.
http://i.imgur.com/mKqWpFU.png
http://i.imgur.com/RLkbyHY.png
I have tried reinstalling and uninstalling the Intel USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver for W7 using the ones listed on the drivers page through Lenovo and using the newest version fround on Intel's webpage as well. Having done these I still could not get it working, so I did a full reformat of the Hard Drive, from there I am able to get the USB 2.0 and 1 of the 3 USB 3.0 ports to work (the very top one above/left of the HDMI port) and recognize devices when I plug them into Windows. But this is working through not having the USB 3.0 Driver installed and just the basic one without having any updates/drivers installed on. Once I install the USB 3.0 Driver back it, it goes back to the original problem.
The problem still persists even though I have done multiple reformats, uninstall/reinstalls, updating to newest drivers and BIOS, etc. I have owned and still own a whole family of Lenovo laptops which still work perfectly fine, but this is the first time I have seen anything like this go wrong in a laptop. Is there anything else I can try to fix this problem? The laptop just went out of warranty a few months ago, and if I were to send it in and get it repaired would it cost me a lot?
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Hi,
Can you try this
The Device You're missing drivers for (PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_7814&SUBSYS_380217AA&REV_01) is definitely for AMD USB 3.0, this one's off from AMD WEbsite
http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/windows/Pages/raid_windows.aspx#2
download the AMD Chipset Drivers see if that'll work.
Have you installed the energy management?
If not please install this as well, I'm thinking this is what the other device is for.
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Lenovo USB 2.0 Port Replicator Office 2013 BSOD's

Incident on Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 420s with Lenovo USB 2.0 Port Replicator attached.
If we use Windows 7 and Office 2010 "Lenovo USB 2.0 Port Replicator with Digital Video v16.0.1" Works without issues.
As soon as we upgrade to Office 2013 and use the newest official DisplayLink v. 7.1 software, the laptop has random BSOD's when Office programs are open.
With Lenovos driver Office 2013 app's won't run at all.
So will there be a driver available from Lenovo that fixes the issue?

wim1234 wrote:
We (DispkayLink) have tested office 2013 and not found any BSODs so there must be something system specific.
Could you gather the system logs and post here so we can see what might be wrong? Details on how to do this are here:
http://kb.displaylink.com/269
Thanks
Wim
Your reply is 2 months later, I had to revert to Office 2010 and return the laptop to the end user.
But, I got another model of the same laptop right now which can be used to test it, I will let you know if it works out this time with the lates DisplayLink software for Windows.

Pavilion dv6 2190us esata/usb port and Dual HDD Dock

When I connect a dual HDD dock (BlacX Duet) to the esata/usb port only one drive is recognized. Can this esata/usb port support dual sata drives? How do I make it work?
Windows 7 64-bit
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I have the exact same question with my DV6T I bought Nov 2009. Did you ever get an answer? I want to buy a dock that supports 2 sata drives and connects via 1 eSata cable to the laptop. But before investing need to know if the eSata port is multi port aware as the docks require the laptop chipset be able to support. I emailed HP help desk without success so far. Any info is appreciated...thanks.

Esata/usb port

On my Protege R600-ST520W the eSATA/USB port works doesn't work all the time, I want to see if this is a software issue, is there some power setting or some aspect of XP that would not allow interfere with the eSATA/USB port?

It's a skewed view. people rarely post when their system is working right.
The odds are it does not support port multiplying, you will need to get an express card adaptor that supports that. I have one on my laptop and have a four drive esata bay attached to it with no issues. I did notice on mine that when clean installing windows you want to disconnect the external drives, or they will be seen as the first drives by windows setup, and it will want to put boot files on them.
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USB 2.0 port no longer recognizes ext. HD; USB 3.0 seems fine W510

Have had several BSODs in last few days. Two of most recent referred to nusb3xhc.sys
Other symptoms: I have 3 WesternDigital 500GB ext. USB 2.0 HDs none of which are being recognized even when plugging directly in to laptop USB port rather than USB hub I usually use. Same USB port will show a small thumb drive. USB 3.0 laptop port still works. While the WD HDs are all older, worked several days ago but now never show up in Windows Explorer and the tray icon for USB never shows them as I typically click on the latter to eject an ext. USB HD.
Recent changes to laptop:
1) 6.1.2014 installed MS OneDrive (and also on tablet). version 17.0.4041.0512
2) Control Panel add/remove programs shows that Dropbox installed version 2.8.2 just before OneDrive
3) Subsequent to above I did routine Windows update of Important items with no problems. However for several years since about IE 9 or perhaps 10, I have been unable to get IE to install and work, and have been using Chrome for years. I mention this to give fuller picture, but doubt that it is related to current issue.
4) Aside from typical routine updates e.g. Java, Bitdefender antivirus I have not intentionally installed any other software recently.
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I have barely begun using MS OneDrive so am happy to uninstall it, or go to restore point prior to its installation. BSOD prior to this might have occurred 1 or 2x per year.
I'm pretty good at following directions if they are complete e.g. need full path if you want me to find something on my HD.
Lenovo website for machine type 4318CTO running Windows 7 Pro 64-bit indicates that driver version for USB 3.0 dated 1/22/2010 versin 1.0.19.0 is up to date and that it is NEC device. Device Manager also says is up to date. There is one USB 3.0 port on rear of laptop and two USB 2.0 on side. HP website shows more recent NEC USB 3.0 driver dated 9/16/2011 version 2.0.32.0
Thanks for your knowledge, skill, and help.

I always thought that high-speed USB was USB 1.1. I thought that USB 2.0 was full-speed. But my iMac Core 2 Duo has USB 2.0 (I'm sure) and it says that my iMac has a USB High-speed bus.
Your PowerBook G4 might need service, go to your local Apple Store and see someone there about it. I'm pretty sure that you have a hardware problem.
Steps:
1. Try connecting another USB 2.0 device to that same port. If the device works you have a problem with your iPod. (This is a long shot.) If this happens you should reinstall iPod software.
2. Try reinstalling iTunes.
3. Try calling AppleCare technical support.
4. Try reinstalling Mac OS X. (If AppleCare hasn't told you do this already.)
5. You have a hardware problem. Go to an Apple Store to get it fixed.

Add eSata to Intel iMac (Early 2008)

Would it perhaps be possible for me to add eSata to an Early 2008 iMac?
System profiler only shows 1 esata port, and it has my internal plugged in to it.
I've searched Google and found a few people who suggest that it's possible, but I can't find any help in what components to use.
Anyone here tried to do so?

Depends on which Intel Mac you have.
Mine has two FireWire 400 ports.
The more recent models have one FireWire 400 and one FireWire 800 port. The FireWire 800 port looks different; it's rectangular. You can use a cheap adapter to convert from FIreWire 800 to 400.
If your current hard drive is a 3.5-inch drive, the enclosure probably has a daisy chain port (and extra FireWire port). So one option is to connect your new drive to the back of your existing drive.
Another option is to get a self-powered FireWire hub. For example
http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-FireWire-6-Port-Hub-F5U526-APL/dp/B0006BHCEK/ref=pdbbs_sr1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1227916824&sr=8-1
And yet another option is for use USB 2.0. I've been using one external drive through USB recently, and it works just fine. It's supposedly slower and less efficient than either FireWire 400 or 800, but for casual use, it seems just fine.

Lenovo G560 USB making problem

hello i am using Lenovo G560 i am facing problem using USB port which is near VGA port on left side of laptop, the problem which i am facing is when i connect my Android phone to this USB port for data transfer (downloading my android device) it diconnects and after 2/3 sec. it connects and again after few sec. disconnects and then finally its disconnected only, but when i am using same port for using optical USB mouse it is working fine and when i change my USB port for android device it is working fine in other port but its making problem in only this port, which is on left side with my android device, reply below for help i am waiting........

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ESATA/USB Secure Hard Drive is not recongized

Hi all,
I got this cool external hard drive in my work and it have been workin great... until now.
I had it connected to my computer and then my wife turn that computer into hibernation (ohh no), and since that I can't get my computer (any computer) to recongize it. When I connect it I enter my pin and the LED turns green (static) but the computer do not recognize it, it does not even say "found new hardware" when connecting it to a computer (with or without entering pin)
Please help, can I recover my data?
Best regards
Per

Hi,
I had the same problem a few weeks appart with two 500GB eSATA/USB Secure Hard Drives. I had safely disconnected the drive but I only physically disconnected it hours later.
After that, the disk wasn't recognized on any computer I tried it with (Windows or Linux, eSata or USB). After disconnecting the data cable, the led stayed green forever (usually it turns red a few seconds later).
I was able to make it work again by performing a complete reset (but of course everything was erased and I had to re-partition the drive).
Fortunately these drives are used for backups so I didn't lose any data. But it is worrying to know that we can't rely on it so much... It would be great to come up with a upgrade that would make the disk more robust for that kind of problems. I didn't find anything for this product on Lenovo's support website...
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MobileSTOR MS2UT + esata + USB + mac pro = never-ending problems

Hey gang,
I seemed to have entered a perfect storm here:
I had purchased the *MobileSTOR MS2UT 2 Bay SATA to eSATA/USB 2.0 RAID 0/1* Enclosure initially for a *dual 800 quicksilver G4* mac that I had, looking for a hardware-based Raid solution for back ups and to not burden the G4 processor. I have replaced the G4 with an early *2008 2.8 dual quad core mac pro*. After two machines and two different PCI sata cards, I've had no luck....
(website for the above enclosure)
http://www.sansdigital.com/mobilestor/ms2ut.html
For starters, in the G4, I had a quality Seritek/1ve2+2 controller that had no problem with two other single drive enclosures, but failed with the MS2UT.
http://www.firmtek.com/seritek/seritek-1ve2plus2/
A glib response from Seritek support says that I should use their enclosure. Digging around I find that I need a controller card that can handle a port multiplier enclosure rather than just any serial ata enclosure. Seems silly to me that the user has to dig for this. I mean the USB & FIREWIRE interfaces don't seem to care: it says USB/FIREWIRE on the effing box of both the controller and on the drive, badda-bing, badda boom: it works. Whats with this high maintenance of esata. Well you get roughly 2-3x the performance so Ok, maybe its worth it.
Well, with the macpro on the horizon,, I give up on the G4, close that unsolved mystery. For the mac pro I figure PCIe, a modern computer, no problem. I get the computer, fish around the internet for an esata PCIe card, then I come across this review of the WiebeTech SilverSATA II which appears to be similar to that of the MobileSTOR:
http://www.amug.org/amug-web/html/amug/reviews/articles/wiebetech/silver2/
It appears that the unit has specific tastes as far as having the right card to make it bootable, multiport aware, etc... (the Sonnet Tempo 4+4 card works but its a PCIx card, not PCIe)
Like I said: install a bootable Mac OS on any USB/firewire drive, plug it into any card, and it works... estata... its russian roulette...
Ok so I round up some vendors, (firmtek, sonnet, Highpoint) send them emails to see what they think: if their latest cards will work with the MS2UT... They are all over the place.. they think it may work, they dunno... it should work, they haven't tested it... then they try to push their own enclosure hardware on me. I mean see an astrologist or have your palm read.. it seems more likely you'll get a more accurate answer from them, rather than vendors... props to Sonnet, though, they list compatibility right on the page with their controller.
then 10.6 comes out... and you email vendors about compatibility on that OS, and they don't even email you back.
So I find this review of the highpoint rocket raid for the mac on the great sight: Barefeats.com
http://www.barefeats.com/hard119.html
to make a long story short:
+KEY FEATURES of the "eSATA for Mac"+
+1. Dual eSATA ports+
+2. 32 and 64-bit EFI onboard+
+3. Able to boot Mac OS X+
+4. Plug and Play for (Oxford and Silicon Image chipset) external storage+
enclosures
+5. 4x PCIe rating+
+6. Support for Direct Attached and Port Multiplied enclosures+
+7. RAID 0, 1, 5, and JBOD support using browser-based manager+
+8. Native support for Snow Leopard+
+9. Compatible with 2006 - 2009 Mac Pro+
I should be set, right? WRONG!
I email highpoint, detailing that I planned to mix both Port multiplied (PM) and direct access (DA) enclosures on the same card at the same time. They say maybe (only describing the PM enclosure, not even mentioning the DA enclosure compatibility as I specified), since its a raid card and I intended to use it with an enclosure with its own raid hardware, however they say they see no issues. Well it shows they don't even know their own hardware: Their docks say that the card supports PM enclosures as well as DA (direct access) enclosures. Their web based software even shows the two as separate categories. What is buried in the manual and not cleared up by tech support or their product page is that YOU CAN'T MIX PM AND DA ENCLOSURES ON THE CARD AT THE SAME TIME!!! I explained more in the paragraph above than any tech support from any company. Unbelievable where support has gone these days.
I discover the above because I found the card at Fry's believe it not and since they have a generous return policy I tried it out and learned the above the hard way. No dice on the MS2UT with what is perhaps the most forgiving esata card for the mac.
So more hunting on the web, this time the enclosure's manufacture site: sans digital.
http://www.sansdigital.com/mobilestor/ms2ut.html
...clicking on the accessories tab I find several esata adapter cards... funny that they include ones that don't appear to support PM enclosures... Anyway, I study two that state they supports port multipliers:
http://www.sansdigital.com/adapters/ha-san-4espcix2.html:
http://www.sansdigital.com/adapters/ha-dat-4espcie.html
Ok, I may not get a bootable enclosure.. I just want to get this thing working in esata since cloning my internal raid on the mac pro takes 8 hours using usb, and my main purpose is to maintain a clone so I make my compromise.
I should be set, right? WRONG!
reading the fine print on both cards it says:
*(Please note that the host adapter card is based on Silicon Image chipset, which currently only support up to MAC OS 10.5.1 by Silicon Image.)*
I do more research, it seems any manufacturer using chips by Silicon Image will have an issue with 10.6 macs! On some websites it says Silicon Image will never release a driver. On firmtek it says they make their own driver and swears that it works. At the Silicon Image website they say they are an OEM provider so don't bother them, and that its up to the vendor to make a compatible driver. Sheesh!!
I don't get it.. whats the point in having an esata sticker if it appears to come in more flavors than an ice cream shop!
Oh and it gets better: I go to the sonnet site, thinking they have to have something that works, looking at their latest tempo SATA E4P:
http://www.sonnettech.com/product/temposatae4p.html
well, the fine print is EXHAUSTIVE, but again props to Sonnet for making it crystal clear:
(4) Sonnet Tempo cards are compatible with most external SATA storage. However, external hard drives with USB 2.0/eSATA dual interface based on the Oxford Semiconductor OXU931DS storage controller chip may not be compatible with Mac OS X when connected via SATA. Known issues are kernel panics occurring when the drive is connected, or the drive not being recognized by the operating system.
+Summary of external SATA storage+
+• Storage with eSATA alone +
Compatible
+• Storage with triple interfaces +
Compatible
+• Storage with eSATA plus Firewire 400 and/or 800 +
Compatible
+• Storage with port multiplier support (multiple drives) +
Compatible
+• Storage with RAID 0, 1, or 5 (multiple drives) +
Compatible
+• Storage with eSATA plus USB (based on JMicron 20366) +
Compatible
+ these compatible drives include, but are not limited to:+
+- OWC Mercury On-the-Go USB 2.0/eSATA 2.5" portable+
+• Storage with eSATA plus USB (based on Oxford OXU931DS) +
+not compatible+
+ these incompatible drives include, but are not limited to:+
+- Western Digital My Book™ Premium ES Edition™+
+- Seagate Technology FreeAgent™ Pro+
+Advanced users note that this card is not yet compatible in full 64-bit boot. Snow Leopard default boots in 32-bit mode, except in an Xserve.+
So in short: if you have an enclosure that has both USB and esata, but does not use the JMicron 20366, then it will not be recognized by the card. If you have an enclosure with three interfaes: USB, FW and esata, you're fine. Keep in mind too: most manufacturers don't put the source manufacturer of their chipsets on the box. So I ask..
*HOW IS THE CONSUMER SUPPOSED TO KNOW!*
I swear, a perfect analogy is if I go to best buy, buy a toshiba DVD player only to discover it doesn't play DVD's that contain movies produced by Sony Pictures..because its not a a Sony/columbia House movie. You think consumers would put up with that crap? UNBELIEVABLE...
So now I have this really versatile enclosure that apparently can't run on Mac 10.6 with ANY esata controller for the mac. I really like the design of the enclosure, with its hardware based raid that is hot swappable and has a small footprint. However there seems to be no way to get a controller card for this device that will work on a 10.6 mac.
I guess whats inferred is that you should get an enclosure with the fewest variety of ports, i.e. esata/fw/usb... ironically if it has all three, you are ok, but not if it has usb/esata. Being that USB is the most popular, thats not easy. I'm looking to contact Sans Digital to see if they will exchange it for me, possible for a model with esata/fw800 or an esata only model, if it exists. My last resort is to just use it as a USB drive (my intention was to use it as a clone of my system, with the added security that the enclosure makes a copy of a copy in raid 1), however its like 3x as time consuming than esata.
If anyone has a working MobileSTOR MS2UT/wiebetech SilverSATA II in a 10.5 mac pro, please respond to me with your config. Thanks for reading!

Thank you hatter for your reply.
I'm familiar with OWC, as I've done business with them since 2001, as well as XLR8.
I have a 2008 mac pro so the 2009 model related problems are not an issue in my situation
As I stated above I go to reputable vendors for my hardware who have specific mac experience. I look specifically for hardened compatibility so that there is support for things like deep sleep. The Sans Digital enclosure was over $200..it was not cheap. The USB/Esata combo is the most common interface for the enclosure storage market. Having a compatibility issue is a vendor fault, not the buyer. Having minutiae flavors of esata compatability based on chipsets roulette wheel is inexcusable. The enclosure needs that I have is for the medium to be removable and be able to be rebuilt at the hardware level, i.e. at the enclosure's control panel. To the mac its just a drive. The hotswap and back up is transparent to the OS and mac hardware, and allows me to change from raid 0/1 and do back up right from the enclosure interface.
So far I haven't had problems with USB/Firewire. Meanwhile Esata to me has been nothing but beta testing for vendors and seeing how the chipset manufacturers have gone loosey-goosey on following spec and just dump cheap chinese crap into the market with no pride.
for comparison:
USB/FW, PATA, SATA, SCSI
1) industry standard
2) native drivers
3) bootable. Period.
4) buy a controller card/raid card, plug it in, format, it works even through major OS upgrades.
5) USB/FW: Hot-swapable. Yes it really does work.
Esata:
1) Multiple standards (again, look at the Sonnet website to see the minefield one has to walk through to mate a controller card to an enclosure)
2) non native drivers. Buying an esata card is like marrying into the vendors family. Plus if you manage to get things working and do an OS upgrade, you are playing russian roulette. If you system boots off it, then get life insurance because you may kill yourself.
3)Not bootable and no one seems to care to explain why. Whats odd is that some earlier PCIx cards were bootable (like sonnet Temp 4x4) but their PCIe successors aren't. Not sure if this has to do with the host computer BIOS and/or the current chipsets from SI which rely on custom drivers from the vendors. Another lovely example of this are the ODD_SATA ports on the Mac pro: storage only, not bootable. Sure it makes sense now that I've learned it the hard way, however to users of FW/USB and even IDE, one would think that motherboard ports are bootable. Yes I know this is a mac bios thing and its not even considered as part of the feature set of the computer
4) As I've shown, each controller card seems to be unique, even if its from the same vendor. Even the drivers vary from card to card! Heck even the vendors are unsure as to how compatible their controller cards are with various enclosures. That is proprietary, not industry standard. OS upgrades doesn't seem to provide native driver support for Direct access and/or port multiplying interfaces. The problem with this is that film/video users like myself like to build bullet proof systems, and with raids that I've built from IDE, FW, or USB, I've never had the minutiae of compatibility issues as I've had with esata. I installed an Acard raid controller in my dual 800 back in 2001, installed the drives and forgot about it. it just worked through multiple OS upgrades. Not sure whats gong on with esata.
5) Can't call it hot swappable if I can't get the **** thing to wok in the first place.
My analysis is this: Esata is basically a proprietary format to the vendor that sells the hardware, while USB/FW is an industry standard. I bought a quality enclosure that said "esata", I bought a quality controller that said "esata", it didn't work. I had to learn the hard way about DA and PM enclosures and now about chipset conflicts. I've built computers since the late 80's amiga days, hot-rodding that computer well beyond spec and with custom cooling. SCSI terminators and IDE master/slave issues were easy-cheesey because they followed straightforward rules. This esata stuff is just plain sloppy work on the part of vendors and as Danny Glover said I'm getting to old for this **** as far as being a beta tester for hardware.

Lenovo G50-45 why is no USB 3.0 driver listed for this model

I started a clean boot of Windows 7 x64 from USB as I'm not a fan of Windows 8 but since installing I've been unable to get the USB 3.0 port to recognize anything I plug in (was working fine before).
I can't see a USB 3.0 driver listed on the support page for this model:
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/lenovo-g-series-laptops/g50-45-notebo...
I've also read similar problems have occured on other manufacturers laptops and this was fixed by installing the chipset drivers etc in the correct order.
Is there a correct order I should adhere to?
Any help much appreciated

I am having the exact same issue on my 2013 MBPr.
I have two Seagate GoFlex USB 3.0s, one plugged into the regular 3.0 port (450MB/s) on the left and the other plugged into the high-speed (5GB/s) 3.0 port on the right. When doing a simple copy/paste from the one drive to the other, I observe the following speeds:
Peak Read (USB 3.0): 36.2Mb/s (288Mbit/s)
Peak Write (USB-HS 3.0): 48.7Mb/s (384Mbit/s)
This is far below the 620MB/s for 3.0 and is more around the 35MB/s USB 2.0 standard.
So, I'm likely to agree with the original compaintant that the 3.0 standards aren't being employed by the MacOSX USB drivers and I'd hope to see a fix soon for these issues lest people start moving off of the Mac platforms to other vendors who adhere to industry guidelines.

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